| Dryer Fire Yields Alarm At Penn Trafford High School |
| Wed. Dec 2nd 2009 |
The alarm sounded at 15:44 to assist Harrison City (Engine 87) for a dryer fire inside Penn Trafford High School. Engine and Vent moved quickly on the first alarm assignment with 3 other engines and 2 truck companies. Engine 87 arrived with smoke conditions near cafeteria with fire knock...
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| Engines Respond to Penn Twp Chimney Fire |
| Sat. Nov 28th 2009 |
Westmoreland 9-1-1 sent a first alarm to Pleasant Valley Rd in Penn Twp for a residential chimney fire at approximately 09:30 this morning. Engine 3 and Engine 3-2 responded as part of the assignment to assist Harrison City (Engine 87). Engine 87 arrived to establish command and found th...
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| Thanksgiving Yields Multiple Calls |
| Thu. Nov 26th 2009 |
Volunteers managed to eat enough turkey between multiple calls on Thanksgiving. The day started getting busy around 16:00 when Engine 3 was dispatch to assist Adamsburg for a residential fire alarm in the Renaissance Plan. That alarm proved to be smoke from cooking and crews returned.&nb...
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| Vehicle Accident Barnes Lake Rd |
| Thu. Nov 19th 2009 |
At 12:54 Westmoreland County 9-1-1 dispatched Rescue 2 (Strawpump) to Barnes Lake Rd. near Route 30 for a vehicle accident with a vehicle overturned in the woods. Upon going en route, Chief 2 requested support units from Westmoreland City and Adamsburg to assist. Engine 3-2 responded wit...
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| Crews Support G20 Emergency Plan |
| Mon. Sep 28th 2009 |
The department was contacted by City of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to provide Vent 3 to support the Emergency Plan during the G20 International Summitt. Five firefighters pulled shift work with the Vent truck during the requested staging period of 09:00 on Thursday...
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| Business Filled With Smoke In Penn Twp |
| Tue. Sep 22nd 2009 |
Westmoreland 9-1-1 dispatched fire departments at 00:50 for a commercial fire alarm at the Clubhouse, Penn Crossing. The first Officer on scene reported smoke conditions in the restaurant/bar structure with evacuation complete. Fire units from Claridge (Station 63) and Harrison City (Sta...
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| Penn Twp Residential Structure Fire |
| Sat. Sep 5th 2009 |
Westmoreland County 9-1-1 dispatched fire units to Country View Dr. in Penn Twp. at approximately 20:16 for a reported residential structure fire. Assistant Chief 87 (Harrison City) arrived on scene to confirm working fire approximately 3/4 of house involved and ordered an exterior attac...
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| Vent Into City of Jeannette For Commercial Structure |
| Fri. Aug 28th 2009 |
At approximately 20:05 Vent 3 was dispatched to assist City of Jeannette Fire Department for a commercial structure fire at Manor House Kitchen on Gaskill Ave. Jeannette Engine 9 responded approximately one hour earlier with the initial call and crews found fire on first and second floors of b...
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| Station Responds to Cordia Commons |
| Sun. Aug 16th 2009 |
At 18:42 the alarm sounded for a fire alarm at Cordia Commons Nursing facility on Route 30 in North Huntingdon Twp assisting Strawpump. Assistant 2 arrived on scene with evacuation in progress, nothing visible from main lobby area. Engine 3 arrived and sent a crew into the first floor wi...
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| Electrical Fire in Greenridge |
| Wed. Jul 22nd 2009 |
Engine and Vent responded on a first alarm assignment with Adamsburg to Junior High Dr in the Greenridge section of Hempfield Twp. at approximately 22:00. An electrical cord to an appliance caught fire and self extinguished causing the single family dwelling to be charged with smoke upon ...
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